An annotated checklist of Prioninae Latreille, 1802 (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae) of Lithuania

We present the first annotated checklist of the subfamily Prioninae Latreille, 1802 (Coleoptera, Ceram-bycidae) in Lithuania. At least 140 published and unpublished records of Prioninae were analyzed and collected specimens were verified. As a result, one species, Aegosoma scabricorne (Scopoli, 1763), was found to be new for Lithuanian fauna and three species, Ergates faber (Linnaeus, 1761), Tragosoma depsarium (Linnaeus, 1767), and Prionus coriarius (Linnaeus, 1758), were confirmed in the country. The information on the local occurrence, natu-ral history, general distribution, and conservation status of these species is reviewed.&nbsp

Beetle (Insecta, Coleoptera) fauna and its distribution in seashore habitats of Lithuania

The Baltic Sea coast typical habitats formed by a mild sea climate are characterized by infertile and saline sands, predominant western winds and are peculiar only to this region. The aim of the study is to investigate the beetle (Insecta, Coleoptera) fauna of seashore habitats of Lithuania, beetle distribution in different habitats. The material was collected during the study period of 2008–2010 in 10 different localities of Curonian Spit. Research territories were selected so that investigated plots covered all habitats of the Baltic Sea coast. After analyzing and generalizing the material collected in the Baltic seashore habitats a total of 1206 beetle species belonging to 70 families, or 32.7% of all known Lithuanian beetle fauna were determined; 52 beetle species of 16 families were recorded first time for Lithuania. Cryptocephalus ochroleucus Fairm. is a new species in the Eastern Baltic region and in Fennoscandia. The old-growth mixed forest distinguished by the greatest species number (174 beetle species) and grey dunes overgrow with lichens, mosses and Poaceae exibited the lowest species number (20 beetle species). The open habitats of the Baltic Sea coast were dominated by termophilic psamophilic beetle species. Stenotopic (89 species) and halobiontic (27 species) beetle species were typical only of open seashore habitats. Halobiontic species were the most abundant in the grey / white dunes with Leymus arenarius

Indėlis į Lietuvos aruodvabalių (Silvanidae Kirby, 1837) (Insecta: Coleoptera) pažinimą

Straipsnyje pateikiami nauji duomenys apie septynias Lietuvoje mažai ištirtas aruodvabalių (Coleoptera: Silvanidae) rūšis: Uleiota planata (Linnaeus, 1761), Dendrophagus crenatus (Paykull, 1799), Psammoecus bipunctatus (Fabricius, 1792), Ahasverus advena (Waltl, 1834), Silvanus bidentatus (Fabricius, 1792), S. unidentatus (Olivier, 1790) ir Silvanoprus f agi (Guėrin-Mėnėville, 1844). Trumpai apžvelgiama šių rūšių tyrimo raida Lietuvoje, paplitimas pasaulyje ir kai kurie ekologijos aspektaiVytauto Didžiojo universitetasŽemės ūkio akademij

Duomenys apie 17 naujų Lietuvos faunos vabalų (Coleoptera) rūšių

Pateikiami duomenys apie 17 nauju Lietuvos faunai vabalu (Coleoptera) rušiu: Hydroporus scalesianus Stephens; 1828, Trechicus nigriceps (Dejean, 1831); Hydraena palustris Erichson, 1837; Limnebius atomus (Duftschmid, 1805); Anacaena limbata (Fabricius, 1792); Stenus stigmula Erichson, 1840; Atanygnathus terminalis (Erichson, 1839); Drilus concolor Ahrens, 1812; Isorhipis melasoides (Laporte, 1835); Heterhelus scutallaris (Heer,1841); Orthocis linearis (J. Sahlberg, 1900); Mycetochara linearis (Illiger, 1794); Mordellistena pygmaeola Ermisch, 1956; Xylotrechus antilope (Schönherr, 1817); Pseudapion rufirostre (Fabricius, 1775); Otiorhynchus sulcatus (Ahrens, 1812). Rušis Anacaena limbata (Fabricius, 1792) pateikiama, kaip nauja Lietuvos faunai, kadangi iki šiol specialioje entomologin je literaturoje pateikti duomenys apie šia ruši vertintini kaip neteisingai identifikuota rušis Anacaena lutescens (Stephens, 1829)Vytauto Didžiojo universitetasŽemės ūkio akademij

Naujos Lietuvos faunai blakių (Hetroptera: Hemiptera) rūšys

The most comprehensive publication on Lithuanian true bugs presents 324 species (Stonis et al., 2010). In the period 2009–2017 information on additional 45 new species of true bugs was published (Pliūraitė, 2007; Söderman & Dapkus, 2009; Söderman & Rintala, 2009; Baužys 2011, 2012, 2013; Ferenca et al., 2014; Markevičiūtė & Rintala, 2015; Markevičiūtė, 2016, 2017; Daubaras et al., 2018). Currently Lithuanian fauna consists of 369 species of true bugs. This paper presents information on 11 new species of true bugs in Lithuania

Beetles (Coleoptera) in deciduous dead wood tree species trunks in Lithuania

We present a list of beetles that emerged from wind-felled tree trunks of several tree species, including European ash (Fraxinus excelsior), aspen (Populus tremula), common oak (Quercus robur), birch (Betula sp.), small-leaved linden (Tilia cordata) and black alder (Alnus glutinosa). Four hundred and ninety species and 60 families of beetles were collected using trunk-emergence type traps. We found 440 beetle species that had previously been recorded from dead wood; the remaining 50 were newly discovered and all were considered as not directly associated with dead wood. Common oak trunks had the highest diversity of beetles, with approximately 42% of the identified beetle species found in our research. Of all the beetle species identified in the study, about half are saproxylic, while the remaining are considered as not having direct association with dead wood. The results of the study emphasise the importance of dead wood in maintaining beetle diversity in Lithuanian forests. This study provides a valuable baseline for future research on beetles in dead wood in Lithuania and may help to provide information for conservation efforts to protect these important habitats